2011 Rally Catalunya Explained

2011 Rally Catalunya
Native Name:47è Rally RACC Catalunya – Costa Daurada
RACC Rally de España
Round:12
Championship:2011 World Rally Championship season
Previous Round:2011 Rallye de France
Next Round:2011 Rally GB
Rallybase:Salou, Tarragona
Startdate:October 21
Enddate:23 2011
Stages:18
Stagekm:406.52
Stagekm Note:[1]
Overallkm:1589.90
Surface:Asphalt with some gravel
Driver1: Sébastien Loeb
Team1: Citroën World Rally Team
Teamsstart:58
Teamsfinish:44

The 2011 Rally Catalunya, formally 47è Rally RACC Catalunya – Costa Daurada and the denoted RACC Rally de España, was the twelfth round of the 2011 World Rally Championship season. The rally took place from 21–23 October, and was based in Salou, Catalonia.[1] The rally was also the eighth and final round of the Super 2000 World Rally Championship, and the sixth round of the Production World Rally Championship.

The rally was won by championship leader Sébastien Loeb, who took his fifth victory of the season, and the 67th of his career after taking the lead at the end of the first day's running and holding on to extend his championship lead ahead of the final round in Wales. In doing so, he also secured a seventh manufacturers' title for Citroën.[2] Loeb's title rival Mikko Hirvonen finished second after team-mate Jari-Matti Latvala, who finished third, incurred a two-minute time penalty in order to gain as many points as possible for Hirvonen's title challenge.

In the SWRC, Juho Hänninen finished at the head of the class in tenth overall, and as a result, secured the SWRC title, ahead of Ott Tänak.[3] In the PWRC, Patrik Flodin just fended off a challenge from Michał Kościuszko in the late stages of the rally, with Flodin coming out on top by just two seconds.[4]

Results

Event standings

Pos.DriverCo-driverCarTimeDifferencePoints
Overall
1. Sébastien Loeb Daniel ElenaCitroën DS3 WRC4:05:39.30.0
2. Mikko Hirvonen Jarmo LehtinenFord Fiesta RS WRC4:07:46.22:06.918
3. Jari-Matti Latvala Miikka AnttilaFord Fiesta RS WRC4:08:11.72:32.415
4. Dani Sordo Carlos Del BarrioMini John Cooper Works WRC4:09:03.43:24.1
5. Kris Meeke Paul NagleMini John Cooper Works WRC4:10:54.35:15.0
6. Mads Østberg Jonas AnderssonFord Fiesta RS WRC4:11:33.55:54.28
7. Evgeny Novikov Denis GiraudetCitroën DS3 WRC4:15:11.19:31.86
8. Henning Solberg Ilka MinorFord Fiesta RS WRC4:15:19.49:40.14
9. Dennis Kuipers Frédéric MiclotteFord Fiesta RS WRC4:16:53.111:13.82
10. Juho Hänninen Mikko MarkkulaŠkoda Fabia S20004:19:28.513:49.21
SWRC
1. (10.) Juho Hänninen Mikko MarkkulaŠkoda Fabia S20004:19:28.50.025
2. (11.) Nasser Al-Attiyah Giovanni BernacchiniFord Fiesta S20004:19:43.414.918
3. (13.) Martin Prokop Jan TománekFord Fiesta S20004:20:26.257.715
4. (15.) Craig Breen Gareth RobertsFord Fiesta S20004:21:48.72:20.212
5. (18.) Hermann Gassner Timo GottschalkŠkoda Fabia S20004:24:30.65:02.110
6. (27.) Ott Tänak Kuldar SikkFord Fiesta S20004:49:41.230:12.78
7. (28.) Karl Kruuda Martin JärveojaŠkoda Fabia S20004:50:29.931:01.46
8. (40.) Albert Llovera Diego VallejoAbarth Grande Punto S20005:12:07.652:39.14
PWRC
1. (21.) Patrik Flodin Göran BergstenSubaru Impreza WRX STI4:29:40.70.025
2. (22.) Michał Kościuszko Maciej SzczepaniakMitsubishi Lancer Evolution X4:29:42.72.018
3. (24.) Benito Guerra Borja RozadaMitsubishi Lancer Evolution X4:39:26.29:45.515
4. (29.) Bader Al Jabri Stephen McAuleySubaru Impreza WRX STI4:50:47.321:06.612
5. (30.) Oleksandr Saliuk, Jr. Pavlo CherepinMitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX4:52:48.023:07.310
6. (31.) Nicolás Fuchs Cándido CarerraMitsubishi Lancer Evolution X4:53:58.424:17.78
7. (32.) Valeriy Gorban Andrey NikolayevMitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX4:55:48.426:07.76
8. (34.) Hayden Paddon John KennardSubaru Impreza WRX STI5:01:04.131:23.44
9. (35.) Oleksiy Kikireshko Sergey LarensMitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX5:06:47.237:06.52
10. (36.) Martin Semerád Michal ErnstMitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX5:07:04.337:23.61

Special stages

DayStageTimeNameLengthWinnerTimeAvg. spd.Rally leader
Leg 1
(21 October)		SS18:43Pesells 125.74 km Sébastien Loeb15:18.7100.86 km/halign=left rowspan=3 Sébastien Loeb
SS29:51Terra Alta 135.94 km Sébastien Ogier23:49.490.52 km/h
SS311:29Les Garrigues 118.50 km Sébastien Ogier13:14.783.81 km/h
SS416:42Pesells 225.74 km Jari-Matti Latvala14:42.2105.04 km/halign=left rowspan=2 Jari-Matti Latvala
SS517:50Terra Alta 235.94 km Jari-Matti Latvala23:19.492.46 km/h
SS619:28Les Garrigues 218.50 km Sébastien Loeb13:14.583.83 km/halign=left rowspan=13 Sébastien Loeb
Leg 2
(22 October)		SS79:40El Priorat 145.97 km Sébastien Loeb25:35.9107.75 km/h
SS811:08Riba-roja d'Ebre 112.27 km Sébastien Loeb8:06.990.72 km/h
SS911:33Punta de les Torres 113.53 km Jari-Matti Latvala7:05.7114.42 km/h
SS1014:48El Priorat 245.97 km Jari-Matti Latvala25:39.1107.53 km/h
SS1116:16Riba-roja d'Ebre 212.27 km Dani Sordo8:12.389.73 km/h
SS1216:41Punta de les Torres 213.53 km Jari-Matti Latvala7:04.2114.82 km/h
Leg 3
(23 October)		SS137:02Santa Marina 126.51 km Sébastien Ogier15:55.399.90 km/h
SS148:22La Mussara 120.48 km Mikko Hirvonen11:13.6109.45 km/h
SS159:12Coll de la Teixeta 14.32 km Sébastien Loeb2:37.099.06 km/h
SS1611:39Santa Marina 226.51 km Sébastien Ogier15:37.9101.75 km/h
SS1712:59La Mussara 220.48 km Jari-Matti Latvala11:09.6110.11 km/h
SS1814:11Coll de la Teixeta 2 (Power stage)4.32 km Kris Meeke2:45.793.86 km/h

Power Stage

The "Power stage" was a live, televised 4.32km (02.68miles) stage at the end of the rally, held near Pradell de la Teixeta.

PosDriverTimeDiff.Avg. speedPoints
1 Kris Meeke2:45.70.093.86 km/h3
2 Dani Sordo2:45.9+0.293.74 km/h2
3 Sébastien Loeb2:50.6+4.991.16 km/h1

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Itinerary. PDF. 20 October 2011. Rally Catalunya – Rally de España. World Rally Championship
    International Sportsworld Communicators
    . 13 October 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20111027111232/http://www.wrc.com/resources/111013_it.pdf. 2011-10-27. dead.
  2. News: Loeb reigns in Spain. World Rally Championship. International Sportsworld Communicators. 23 October 2011. 23 October 2011. 25 October 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20111025183346/http://www.wrc.com/news/breaking-news-loeb-reigns-in-spain/?fid=15654. dead.
  3. News: Hanninen takes win and title. World Rally Championship. International Sportsworld Communicators. 23 October 2011. 23 October 2011. 27 October 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20111027205851/http://www.wrc.com/swrc/news/swrc-wrap-hanninen-takes-win-and-title/?fid=15659. dead.
  4. News: Flodin clinches first 2011 win. World Rally Championship. International Sportsworld Communicators. 23 October 2011. 23 October 2011.

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